The regime of juridical protection of national minorities in Europe: the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
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https://doi.org/10.34625/issn.2183-2705(34)2023.ic-15Keywords:
National Minorities; Council of Europe; Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities; monitoring system.Abstract
The goal of this article is to present the current model of national minorities’ juridical protection in Europe. The Council of Europe is at the centre of the normative and legal production aimed at protecting these communities. The first international convention on the protection of national minorities was elaborated within this organization, the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. Its inception, its content and its monitoring system will be analyzed in this article.
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